Mayor Valerie Plante

• Municipalities looking to build ‘sponge cities’ for extreme rain events. What does that mean?

  "Sponge parks" in Montreal are designed to catch and absorb rainwater and keep it from flowing into overburdened sewers during extreme rain events.

  Canada

  Oct 8, 2023
  
• Montreal Mayor Valérie Plante presents ‘wish list’ to federal leaders

  Mayor Valérie Plante has presented her wish list for all federal parties seeking election next month. She says Montreal's expectations should come as no surprise.

  Canada

  Aug 24, 2021
  
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• Montreal planning to create largest urban park in Canada

  The City of Montreal says it is planning to create the largest urban park in Canada.

  Environment

  Aug 8, 2019
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• Free outdoor festivals are at risk says head of Montreal’s jazz festival

  Organizers of some of the most popular outdoor festivals in Montreal say they are at risk because of the success of the Quartier des Spectacles.

  Canada

  Feb 25, 2019
• City reinforces efforts to fight squalid living conditions with inspectors, fines

  The City of Montreal is planning measures to dramatically increase inspections of rental units in an effort to reduce squalor among lower-income households.

  Canada

  Jun 28, 2018